These are the 32 Mass. communities at highest risk for COVID-19 transmission
Here's a look at the highest-risk communities in the state.
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There are 32 Massachusetts communities with the highest risk of COVID-19 transmission this week, an increase of 12 over last week, newly released state data shows.
The state’s average daily case count for the past two weeks is also up compared to last week. This week, it stands at 21.5 average daily cases per 100,000 residents; last week it was 19.5 per 100,000 residents.
A community receives a red-zone designation based on a few factors. Small communities with under 10,000 residents are placed in the red zone if they have more than 25 cases total over the last two weeks, according to the state. For communities between 10,000 and 50,000 people, a red-zone designation is given if the community has 10 or more average cases per 100,000 residents and if the positivity rate is greater than or equal to 5 percent. For communities over 50,000, they need 10 or more cases per 100,000 residents and a positivity rate of 4 percent or higher.
Here’s a look at each of the communities in the red zone, listed alphabetically:
- Barnstable
- Bellingham
- Blackstone
- Brewster
- Chicopee
- Dennis
- Fall River
- Freetown
- Hanson
- Harwich
- Haverhill
- Lancaster
- Lawrence
- Lee
- Lowell
- Lynn
- Mashpee
- Methuen
- Millis
- Monson
- New Bedford
- North Attleborough
- Palmer
- Pembroke
- Plainville
- Plymouth
- Sandwich
- Southwick
- Sutton
- Templeton
- West Bridgewater
- Yarmouth
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